Monday we finally got the motorhome washed and we were going to start waxing, however it started to rain yesterday morning and it rain all day!!!
So we decided to go for a ride. I knew that Ronald Reagan had grown up in Dixon, Illinois so that was where we were headed. Before we got to Dixon though we started seeing signs for his birthplace. We arrived in the small town of Tampico and got to see the apartment where he was actually born.
There is a picture of this apartment with a rainbow that seems to end at the building. This rainbow appeared after a local thunderstorm on the day he was elected president. Its said that he kept that picture for inspiration during his presidency.
When he was just 3 months old, his father got a job in Dixon. Ronald Reagan lived in Dixon until he went to college.
Both the apartment in Tampico and the house in Dixon have been restored, however the furnishings are of the era but did not actually belong to them.
It was an enjoyable drive and we arrived back at the RV park to see that our neighbors had left. We were very happy about this, as these people would get up at very early to start a fire and would keep this fire burning all day long! It was very close to the rear of our motorhome and the wind would carry the smoke right over the motorhome. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a fire in the evening also but I see no reason to have one going all day long. They were not using this fire to cook, just sitting around it all day. We are very glad they are gone.
Today it is still very cloudy and shows signs of raining again so we are going to the casino for a while. Wish us luck!!
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